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Arthur Engberg

Swedish politician (1888–1944)

Jonas Arthur Engberg (sv; (1 January 1888 – 27 March 1944), was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He was a Member of the Riksdag 1917–1940, as well as minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs from September 1932 to June 1936, and from the autumn of 1936 until 1939.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Arthur Engberg (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 1, 1888, died Mar 27, 1944.¹

About

He was the chief editor of the Social Democratic daily Arbetet and campaigned against the legality of shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter) in Sweden, and was a supporter of the State Institute for Racial Biology.

Engberg was accused of antisemitism due to a 1921 editorial where he stated Judaism's nature was to be parasitic:"It resembles these mysterious plants that lack roots in the soil, but live on the juice and spirit of other plants. Judaism has been and is the mistletoe on the Indo-Aryan race. It needs a noble race as a source of nutrition, and it would be unfair to deny that it has a clear eye for the best and the most viable. Thus the Jewish race has become the greatest exploiter in history." In 1927, after moving to Stockholm, he stopped his anti-Jewish writings and later defended them and denounced Nazi Germany.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arthur Engberg, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Swedish National Touring TheatreFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedUppsala University³

Career

Occupation: politician, newspaper editor.⁷

1941 to 1944Member of the First Chamber⁵
1940 to 1944Governor of Västernorrland County⁵
1936 to 1939Minister of Ecclesiastics⁵
1932 to 1936Minister of Ecclesiastics⁵
1929 to 1940Member of the Second Chamber⁵
1922 to 1928Member of the Second Chamber^{5 6}
1921Member of the Second Chamber⁵
1918 to 1920Member of the Second Chamber⁵
Date not recordedFounded Swedish National Touring Theatre⁴

Personal life

BornJan 1, 1888, Hassela parish^{8 9}
DiedMar 27, 1944, Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling¹⁰
CitizenshipSweden¹¹

Awards

1936honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala^{12 13}

Sources

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WikidataArthur Engberg on Wikidata
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WikipediaArthur Engberg on Wikipedia
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WikidataArthur Engberg: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataArthur Engberg: Founded Swedish National Touring Theatre, on Wikidata
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WikidataArthur Engberg: Member of the Second Chamber, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the Second Chamber, as reported by Sveriges Riksdag 1924 : portrait album
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WikidataArthur Engberg: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataArthur Engberg: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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WikidataArthur Engberg: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataArthur Engberg: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataArthur Engberg: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataSwedish National Touring Theatre, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsArthur Engberg photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain